FJRONAMISSION
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Good to see your still in motion Don......
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Broken front aluminum sub frame
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Joe2Lmaker
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dcarver
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Sorry Joe,
I've been actually working for a living with no Internet at work.. I'm getting pix from Ivan though.. about 2 a day due to I can't simply get a cd and email constraints..
I've been actually working for a living with no Internet at work.. I'm getting pix from Ivan though.. about 2 a day due to I can't simply get a cd and email constraints..
Joe2Lmaker
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kept down my the Man...
If Woody Guthrie were alive today, can you imagine the songs he'd sing?
"I've been actually working for a living with no Internet at work.. "
If Woody Guthrie were alive today, can you imagine the songs he'd sing?
"I've been actually working for a living with no Internet at work.. "
dcarver
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What a dick! I never replied with the after pix. Oh well. I can say the fix appears to have worked, no problems since the repair.
RadioHowie
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Yeah.....we know. <_<
Don, if this happens again, be sure to post-up and I'll take some pics of my Gen I subframe so you can see how it should have been designed and built in the first place. :lol:
RenoJohn
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Not intended to poke any kind of fun at my buddy Mr. Carver .......
But Howie is telling truth on this. Yet another example (...sigh, when will it end?) of Gen1 superiority.
Story:
I had this thread filed waaay back in my mind and being that I was about to put Alex's light mounts on ....I was a bit concerned of repeating Don's issue here. This thread really never showed the end result, so I called Don and we had our usally nice chat. He explained what I should do. So, I stripped down the bike to access the mirror tabs -and with my aluminum welding pro neighbor we were going to beef this thing up.
Well, my mirror tabs and how they attach to the subframe are nothing like the Gen2 .....and instead much more rubust. Actually, infinitely better than the Gen2 design, which cut corners in design/quality in order to save money / improve assembly-line efficiency.
Here are a few pics to show the variance of the two designs. Below are the Gen1 mirror tabs --be sure to compare these with the broken mirror tabs than Don posted.
You can see, in the Gen1 design, these mirror tabs ain't going anywhere ....we took a grinder to the metal to get a better look ...but really no need.
But, for you Gen2 folks ....I very much believe that Don's issue could be a time-bomb if you're putting any weight on the mirror -as many of us do with aux lights.
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dcarver
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Sigh. MadMike2 just had his Gen2 mount break...
FJRay
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I'm pretty sure MM2 has an 05..
Joe2Lmaker
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madmike2
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Yep, noticed a "floppy" right mirror leaving work on Wed.
When I got home I removed the solteks and their mounting bracket. I rode the bike to Fresno (visiting my daughter on her first "official" Mother's Day) and the mirror is okay but not solid. It looks like I'l be ordering a stay and having my welder friend upgrade this one.
Caveat: I dropped the bike on the right side at a stop sign about a year ago. That and there are a number of rough sections I commute on Hwy 99 & I-80...I'm talking "jar-your-eye-teeth" bumps in the concrete slabs, etc. No doubt all of the above contributed to the cracking of the mirror mounts.
I agree with Don that the OEM miror bracketry isn't substantial enough to hold the added weight of the Soltek lights and bracket ove time and vibration. As my welding buddy says when asked if we can upgrade metal parts: "We have the technology!" I'll post pictures once things are updated.
Uhm....Don.....pictures would be helpful for ideas as to the bracing (though boxing and buttressing are pretty basic).
When I got home I removed the solteks and their mounting bracket. I rode the bike to Fresno (visiting my daughter on her first "official" Mother's Day) and the mirror is okay but not solid. It looks like I'l be ordering a stay and having my welder friend upgrade this one.
Caveat: I dropped the bike on the right side at a stop sign about a year ago. That and there are a number of rough sections I commute on Hwy 99 & I-80...I'm talking "jar-your-eye-teeth" bumps in the concrete slabs, etc. No doubt all of the above contributed to the cracking of the mirror mounts.
I agree with Don that the OEM miror bracketry isn't substantial enough to hold the added weight of the Soltek lights and bracket ove time and vibration. As my welding buddy says when asked if we can upgrade metal parts: "We have the technology!" I'll post pictures once things are updated.
Uhm....Don.....pictures would be helpful for ideas as to the bracing (though boxing and buttressing are pretty basic).
Warchild
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*sigh* Well, sorry youse guys are experiencing this, but.....
CAJW
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Bummer,Yep, noticed a "floppy" right mirror leaving work on Wed.When I got home I removed the solteks and their mounting bracket. I rode the bike to Fresno (visiting my daughter on her first "official" Mother's Day) and the mirror is okay but not solid. It looks like I'l be ordering a stay and having my welder friend upgrade this one.
Caveat: I dropped the bike on the right side at a stop sign about a year ago. That and there are a number of rough sections I commute on Hwy 99 & I-80...I'm talking "jar-your-eye-teeth" bumps in the concrete slabs, etc. No doubt all of the above contributed to the cracking of the mirror mounts.
I agree with Don that the OEM miror bracketry isn't substantial enough to hold the added weight of the Soltek lights and bracket ove time and vibration. As my welding buddy says when asked if we can upgrade metal parts: "We have the technology!" I'll post pictures once things are updated.
Uhm....Don.....pictures would be helpful for ideas as to the bracing (though boxing and buttressing are pretty basic).
Looks like this might end up becoming a trend. I've just noticed my right mirror has a case of the floppies also. I've had my Solteks with Skyway mounts on for about 15K miles, but don't do near the same amount of dirt roads that Don does, although I've been known to take on goat trails now and then. I'll have to tear into it, but I'll probably wait for a pictoral on how you fixed yours. Best of luck to us!
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madmike2
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It comes with the territory when one is taking farkles beyond the OEM design. Obviously the OEM front stay was never built to handle the leverage weight of the Soltek lights.*sigh* Well, sorry youse guys are experiencing this, but.....
I plan to order a new front stay and modify the original.
I may also play with adding a lower support to help with the vertical movement because of the weight of the lights on the Skyway bracket.
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GalaxyBlue
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I guess i should be happy that i have the inferior PHIDS.
eeksnake
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Buncha miles with Solteks + Skyway mounts. I'll be watching this thread too. <sigh>
huron52
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It is actually nice to see that other people had the same problem I did.
My bracket that holds the mirror broke off coming back from Denver two years ago.
I bought a new stay and had a shop reinforce the bracket. Still got to use the same bolts on the mirror without any mods. Time will tell if it is a true fix!
My bracket that holds the mirror broke off coming back from Denver two years ago.
I bought a new stay and had a shop reinforce the bracket. Still got to use the same bolts on the mirror without any mods. Time will tell if it is a true fix!
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